Question 1

A major trend in music since World War II, as best expressed in the works of Olivier Messiaen, has been

Accepted Answer

A)  neo-classicism. 
B)  serialism. 
C)  post-modernism. 
D)  minimalism. 
E)  maximalism. 
A)  neo-classicism. 
B)  serialism. 
C)  post-modernism. 
D)  minimalism. 
E)  maximalism.

Question 2

Talk about:
-Antiballistic Missile Treaty, 1972

Accepted Answer

The Antiballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Tr

Question 3

Author Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being emphasizes the despair caused by political repression as capable of crushing the human spirit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Talk about:
-Olivier Messiaen and serialism

Accepted Answer

Olivier Messiaen was a French composer,

Question 5

In what ways does the feminist movement between 1965 and 1985 resemble the feminist movement of the nineteenth century? How did the two differ in their goals and methods?

Accepted Answer

The feminist movement between 1965 and 1

Question 6

The policies of Ronald Reagan

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A)  expanded spending on food stamps. 
B)  increased spending on school lunch programs. 
C)  decreased spending on the military. 
D)  raised taxes on the wealthy. 
E)  more than doubled the national debt. 
A)  expanded spending on food stamps. 
B)  increased spending on school lunch programs. 
C)  decreased spending on the military. 
D)  raised taxes on the wealthy. 
E)  more than doubled the national debt.

Question 7

Talk about:
-Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Accepted Answer

Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness

Question 8

The Vietnam War

Accepted Answer

A)  was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements. 
B)  ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea. 
C)  showed the limitations of American power, leading to improved Soviet-American relations. 
D)  marked the beginning of the total domination of Southeast Asia by the Soviet Union. 
E)  led to an immediate end of the Cold War in 1975 with the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam. 
A)  was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements. 
B)  ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea. 
C)  showed the limitations of American power, leading to improved Soviet-American relations. 
D)  marked the beginning of the total domination of Southeast Asia by the Soviet Union. 
E)  led to an immediate end of the Cold War in 1975 with the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam.

Question 9

The terrorist group who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games was the

Accepted Answer

A)  IRA. 
B)  Red Army. 
C)  Baader-Meinhof Gang. 
D)  Black September. 
E)  Taliban. 
A)  IRA. 
B)  Red Army. 
C)  Baader-Meinhof Gang. 
D)  Black September. 
E)  Taliban.

Question 10

The issue that led to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 was

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of oil prices. 
B)  his pardoning of Richard Nixon. 
C)  the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  his affair with a White House intern. 
E)  his inability to gain the release of American hostages held in Iran. 
A)  the collapse of oil prices. 
B)  his pardoning of Richard Nixon. 
C)  the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  his affair with a White House intern. 
E)  his inability to gain the release of American hostages held in Iran.

Question 11

The most watched event on television is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Davis Cup. 
B)  the Champions League finals. 
C)  the World Cup. 
D)  the NFL Superbowl. 
E)  the World Series. 
A)  the Davis Cup. 
B)  the Champions League finals. 
C)  the World Cup. 
D)  the NFL Superbowl. 
E)  the World Series.

Question 12

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Solidarity movement in Poland

Accepted Answer

A)  was temporarily crushed by Jànos Kàdàr in 1981. 
B)  failed to gain massive support due to stiff opposition from the conservative Catholic church. 
C)  was formed by Wladyslaw Gomulka in 1956. 
D)  lacked cohesion and quickly disintegrated and disappeared in 1980. 
E)  was outlawed in 1981 and its leaders arrested. 
A)  was temporarily crushed by Jànos Kàdàr in 1981. 
B)  failed to gain massive support due to stiff opposition from the conservative Catholic church. 
C)  was formed by Wladyslaw Gomulka in 1956. 
D)  lacked cohesion and quickly disintegrated and disappeared in 1980. 
E)  was outlawed in 1981 and its leaders arrested.

Question 14

The 1975 Helsinki Agreements

Accepted Answer

A)  established American military dominance in Europe. 
B)  accorded the Soviet Union the right to intervene in western European political affairs. 
C)  recognized all borders in central and eastern Europe established since World War II, thereby acknowledging a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. 
D)  provided for the transfer of American nuclear weapons and submarines to Europe. 
E)  made Finland a nuclear-free zone. 
A)  established American military dominance in Europe. 
B)  accorded the Soviet Union the right to intervene in western European political affairs. 
C)  recognized all borders in central and eastern Europe established since World War II, thereby acknowledging a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. 
D)  provided for the transfer of American nuclear weapons and submarines to Europe. 
E)  made Finland a nuclear-free zone.

Question 15

Talk about:
-the "four olds," "permanent revolution," and the Red Guards

Accepted Answer

The "four olds" refers to the campaign l

Question 16

Talk about:
-Italy's Eurocommunism

Accepted Answer

Italy's Eurocommunism refers to the uniq

Question 17

Talk about:
-Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man

Accepted Answer

Herbert Marcuse's "One-Dimensional Man"

Question 18

Talk about:
-​Charles Moore's Piazza d'Italia

Accepted Answer

Charles Moore's Piazza d'Italia is a pos

Question 19

Talk about:
-Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach

Accepted Answer

Philip Glass's "Einstein on the Beach" i

Question 20

Talk about:
-Helsinki Agreements, 1975

Accepted Answer

The Helsinki Agreements, also known as t

A major trend in music since World War II, as best expressed in the works of Olivier Messiaen, has been

Talk about: -Antiballistic Missile Treaty, 1972

Author Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being emphasizes the despair caused by political repression as capable of crushing the human spirit.

Talk about: -Olivier Messiaen and serialism

In what ways does the feminist movement between 1965 and 1985 resemble the feminist movement of the nineteenth century? How did the two differ in their goals and methods?

The policies of Ronald Reagan

Talk about: -Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Vietnam War

The terrorist group who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games was the

The issue that led to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 was

The most watched event on television is

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

The Solidarity movement in Poland

The 1975 Helsinki Agreements

Talk about: -the "four olds," "permanent revolution," and the Red Guards

Talk about: -Italy's Eurocommunism

Talk about: -Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man

Talk about: -Charles Moore's Piazza d'Italia

Talk about: -Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach

Talk about: -Helsinki Agreements, 1975

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 17: Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

A major trend in music since World War II, as best expressed in the works of Olivier Messiaen, has been

Talk about: -Antiballistic Missile Treaty, 1972

Author Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being emphasizes the despair caused by political repression as capable of crushing the human spirit.

Talk about: -Olivier Messiaen and serialism

In what ways does the feminist movement between 1965 and 1985 resemble the feminist movement of the nineteenth century? How did the two differ in their goals and methods?

The policies of Ronald Reagan

Talk about: -Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Vietnam War

The terrorist group who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games was the

The issue that led to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 was

The most watched event on television is

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

The Solidarity movement in Poland

The 1975 Helsinki Agreements

Talk about: -the "four olds," "permanent revolution," and the Red Guards

Talk about: -Italy's Eurocommunism

Talk about: -Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man

Talk about: -​Charles Moore's Piazza d'Italia

Talk about: -Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach

Talk about: -Helsinki Agreements, 1975

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

Filters

Talk about: -Charles Moore's Piazza d'Italia